HP e3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 System Software Maintenance Manual (30216-90272)
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Task Checklists
- 3 Planning for Your Task
- 4 Preparing Your System
- 5 Modifying Your System
- 6 Finishing the Process
- A Manually Installed Products
- B Configuration Tables
- C Managing Disk Space
- D Backdating Your System
- E CD-ROM Resources
- F HP Patch/iX Reference
- G HP Stage/iX Reference
- H Error Messages and Warnings
- A
Appendix G 287
HP Stage/iX Reference
HP Stage/iX Commands
This parameter must be a quoted string if it contains any delimiter characters (like blanks,
commas, semi-colons, or any other punctuation characters). The description can be any
string up to 128 characters in length.
Example
To change the name of a staging area:
STAGEMAN> CHANGE old_stage;NAME=new_stage
To change the description associated with a staging area:
STAGEMAN> CHANGE old_stage;DESC="network reliability
patches"
COMMENT (#)
The COMMENT command can be used to document command files used by the USE command.
STAGEMAN ignores the COMMENT command and any text following it.
The COMMENT command can be abbreviated #.
Syntax
COMMENT
comment_text
Parameters
(none)
Example
STAGEMAN will ignore both of these comment lines:
STAGEMAN> COMMENT this is just a comment
STAGEMAN> # this is another comment
COMMIT
The HP Stage/iX subsystem allows system managers to activate patched system software
without overwriting the pre-existing system software environment. Whenever the system
is booted from an HP Stage/iX staging area, the system manager has the option of
reverting to the previous system software environment by booting from the Base (see the
SET command).
If the system manager has been using a particular HP Stage/iX staging area for a period of
time, and is satisfied with the overall quality of the patched system software environment
(including reliability and performance), then the system manager can make the patched
software environment the new Base. The action of making the current staging area the
new Base is not reversible. For this reason, HP Stage/iX refers to the action as
“committing.” The COMMIT command can be used to make the current staging area the new
Base without re-booting the system or doing an UPDATE.
In order to use the COMMIT command, the system must be booted from an HP Stage/iX
staging area, and there must not be an alternate staging area designated for the next boot.